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Non-Tech : Ashton Technology (ASTN) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Keith A Walker who wrote (1805)	6/18/1999 12:23:00 AM
From: Zebra 365	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4443

<<One of the deficiencies of NT is scalability, at least, as compared to Solaris. At this stage of the game, scalability might not really matter; a dual PII/300 with plenty of RAM and disk space is probably all that is required, but if VTS becomes huge, you can bet this will be a future issue for Fred W. to deal with.>> I agree with your assumptions about the systems, I know this only by hearsay. However, if the ASTN system is concerned with a few large trades rather than thousands of small trades it may be that UNIX is not superior in this scenario. I think that NT 5.0 will be adequate to handle the traffic. I'll be the first to admit I am not an IT person. For that matter, if I want to build a fence, I am not a "hammer" person. My preference is to select the right tool for the job. I think the ASTNteam has a little background in all the available platforms they could use. I hope they chose the right tool for the job. Nobody